Game Recap: WSH 4, PIT 3, January 2, 2024

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Game Recap

WSH4

FinalTue, Jan 2, 2024Every game that night

PIT3

WSH beat PIT 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 1.58 expected goals to 3.29. PIT outshot WSH 35 to 22. J. Guentzel led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Kuemper stopped 32 of 35.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	4	0	0	4
PIT	1	2	0	3

1st 0:55WSHT. Wilson0.01 xG
1st 11:16WSHB. Malenstyn0.04 xG
1st 13:02WSHM. Fehérváry0.03 xG
1st 19:18WSHA. OvechkinPP0.02 xG
1st 19:56PITR. Rakell0.04 xG
2nd 9:11PITS. CrosbyPP0.44 xG
2nd 18:54PITJ. Guentzel0.19 xG

Team Stats

WSHPIT

22Shots on goal35

1.58Expected goals3.29

41Shot attempts76

205v5 shots on goal24

1/2Power play1/3

17Hits31

23Blocked shots9

6Penalty minutes4

6Giveaways13

7Takeaways11

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 1.58 xGPIT 3.29 xGGoal

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

WSH21 on goal, 4 scored

PIT34 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Wilson	RW	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	18:56	2:23
B. Malenstyn	LW	1	0	1	4	2	2	0	0	18:54	0:00
A. Ovechkin	LW	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	16:44	3:33
N. Dowd	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	16:42	0:00
A. Mantha	RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	14:37	1:09
D. Strome	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	11:30	2:24
H. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	8:27	0:00
E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20:07	2:23
A. Protas	LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	15:12	1:07
C. McMichael	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14:34	1:13
N. Aube-Kubel	RW	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	14:23	0:00
M. Phillips	RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	7:30	0:00
R. Sandin	D	0	2	2	1	1	3	0	0	17:58	1:01
M. Fehérváry	D	1	0	1	1	6	4	0	2	22:35	0:00
E. Bear	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	18:34	0:00
J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	26:11	2:32
J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	+1	2	16:27	0:00
N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	15:00	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Kuemper	35	32	3	.914	60:00	Win
H. Shepard	0	0	0	–	0:00

PIT Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Guentzel	C	1	1	2	5	1	0	+1	0	23:16	5:08
R. Rakell	RW	1	1	2	3	2	1	+1	0	22:27	5:08
S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	1	4	0	+2	0	22:24	5:08
E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	6	0	0	-2	0	22:02	5:08
B. Rust	RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	16:47	0:31
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	1	2	1	-1	0	16:06	0:31
L. Eller	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	12:23	0:31
N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	2	4	1	-1	0	12:09	0:00
J. Carter	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	2	10:19	0:31
D. O'Connor	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10:18	0:00
J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	8:50	0:00
V. Puustinen	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7:37	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	27:01	5:08
P. Joseph	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	+1	0	16:21	0:00
K. Letang	D	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	24:55	0:31
M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22:03	0:00
R. Graves	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	-2	0	12:42	0:00
C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	-1	0	11:18	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
T. Jarry	7	4	3	.571	13:02
A. Nedeljkovic	15	14	1	.933	44:27	Loss